Commodity Manager

Position: Commodity Manager (6755)
Location: Rollinsford

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world? Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities. The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe
- Sub Com has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the Sub Com team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns. We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives.

Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), Sub Com has opportunities to advance your career.

Position Overview The Commodity Manager is a new Sub Com position that will work across the end-to-end supply and value chain to deliver precision, velocity, and quality results. From the import of foreign sourced raw materials and components, through our new Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), to ship loading and installation around the world, the Commodity Manager will have the opportunity to create business value through the Senior Commodity Manager will have the opportunity to create business value through knowing industry and market dynamics, key players per industry segment and their customer and supply base, forming value-added partnerships internally and externally, mitigating risk, in the pursuit of continuous improvement and flawless execution.

The Commodity Manager will use their industry, market, and procurement experience and talent to create positive impact on Price Per Unit (PPU) and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) to create competitive advantage for Sub Com. The Commodity Manager reports to the Senior Commodity Manager.

The Commodity Manager will work across various business functions – R&D, Operations, Materials Management, Logistics to increase efficiency and reduce cost. They collect and interpret data from ERP and other systems (e.g., Oracle, Ship Net) to create spend and performance reports, identify buying patterns and repeat purchases, and identify process improvements, collaborating with logistics and procurement teams. Responsibilities Research and Intelligence Gathering:
The Senior Commodity Manager engages in research and intelligence gathering at the industry, market, and company level and at the commodity level. Must understand ecosystems and networks of extraction, refining, production, and distribution of goods. Must understand markets and indexes and what moves them.

Strategic Sourcing:
Developing global strategies for assigned commodities to ensure continuity and reduce costs.

Supplier Management:
Evaluating, selecting, and maintaining relationships with domestic and international suppliers.

Negotiation & Contracting:
Leading contract negotiations regarding pricing, quality, and delivery terms.

Risk Mitigation:
Identifying potential supply chain disruptions and implementing contingency plans.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partnering with engineering, operations, and finance teams for new product development and cost savings.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or economics.

Experience:

Generally requires 5-7 years of experience in procurement or sourcing within a…